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1 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) ptič* * *[bə:d]nounptič, ptičicaslang deklica, dečko, oseba; American slang navdušenec; čudak; figuratively old bird — lisjak, zvitorepec, tičto do s.th. like a bird — zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj nareditibirds of a feather flock together — ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu godeto give the bird — zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgatia bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi gato kill two birds with one stone — dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubitia little bird told me so — nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedalbird of paradise — rajska ptica, rajčica -
2 give
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) odpustiti* * *I [giv]1.transitive verbda(ja)ti, darovati; izročiti, poda(ja)ti; dodeliti, podeliti; medicine okužiti, inficirati; plačati, povrniti; proizvajati; povzročiti, povzročati, zbuditi, zbujati; dovoliti, dopustiti; opisati, naslikati; posvetiti, posvečati se; sporočiti, povedati; žrtvovati; odreči se, opustiti; izreči sodbo ( against); donašati; colloquially izdati;2.intransitive verbdati; popustiti, popuščati, vdati se; (o cesti) peljati, voditi (into, on, on to); (o oknu) gledati (on, on to, upon na); biti prožento give o.s. airs — dajati si videz, šopiriti seto give it against s.o. — odločiti se na škodo drugegato give birth to — roditi; figuratively povzročitito give chase — zasledovati, lovitito give credit — zaupati, verjetito give s.o. his due — dati komu, kar mu greto give ear to — poslušati, uslišatito give the go-by — ne upoštevati, preziratito give a good account of o.s. — dobro se izkazatito give it to s.o. — grajati, dati komu poprafiguratively to give a lift — pomagati; American vzeti s seboj (v vozilo)to give notice — sporočiti; dati odpoved (iz službe)to give one's respects to s.o. — priporočiti se komuto give rise to — povzročiti; zbuditi željoto give the sack to s.o. — odpustiti kogacolloquially to give the show away — izdati skrivnostto give it straight to s.o. — naravnost komu povedatito give tongue ( —ali voice) — oglasiti se; zalajatito give o.s. trouble — potruditi seto give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumetiII [giv]nounpopuščanje, popustljivost; prožnostgive and take — izmenjava misli; obojestransko popuščanje, kompromis -
3 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I [lait]adjective ( lightly adverb)lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
4 game
[ɡeim] 1. noun1) (an enjoyable activity, which eg children play: a game of pretending.) igra2) (a competitive form of activity, with rules: Football, tennis and chess are games.) športna igra3) (a match or part of a match: a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.) tekma4) ((the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport: He's very fond of game; ( also adjective) a game bird.) divjačina2. adjective(brave; willing; ready: a game old guy; game for anything.) korenjaški; pripravljen, voljan- gamely- games
- gamekeeper
- game point
- game reserve
- game warden
- the game is up* * *I [geim]adjectivepogumen, hraber, junaški; pripravljento die game — umreti junaške smrti, boriti se do zadnjega dihaII [geim]nounigra, zabava, šala; načrt, nakana, spletka; plural športne igre, tekmaone's little game — ukana, zvijačato make game of — norčevati se, osmešitithe game is up — po njem je, načrt je propadelto make game of s.o. — norčevati se iz kogaIII [geim]intransitive verbigrati, kvartati za denarto game away — zaigrati, zakvartatiIV [geim]noundivjačina; lov; plenbig game — velika divjačina; slang težko dosegljiv ciljV [geim]adjectiveranjen, poškodovan, pohabljen, hrom, šepav -
5 creep
I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) prihuliti se2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) plaziti se3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) plaziti seII [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) ostudnež, gnusoba- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep* * *I [kri:p]intransitive verbplaziti se, lesti, laziti, polzetito creep into s.o.'s favour — prilizovati se komuII [kri:p]nounplazenje, polzenje; nizek predor pod železniškim nasipom; nav. plural colloquially groza, odpor, stud, strah; drhtenje, mravljinčenje, kurja poltto give s.o. the creeps — navdajati koga z grozo, biti komu zoprn -
6 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *I [hænd]nounroka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smerall hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavcion all hands — povsod, na vseh stranehat hand — blizu, pri rokiby hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vestfrom second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričenheavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučenwith a high hand — drzno, predrzno, nadutohand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igrajein hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v rokinear at hand — pri roki, blizua niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačkaan old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjakoff hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stranhands off! — roke proč!on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebiout of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divjihands up! — roke kvišku!a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnostto (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolagounder the hand — pod roko, skrivajunder the hand of — podpisani...the upper hand — premoč, nadvladaZ glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubitito be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbito come to hand — priti v roke, dospetito change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roketo fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v rokefiguratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jestito get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roketo get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti seto get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nadto give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu datito give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubitito give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roketo give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komuto go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopatito have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kajto have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladatito have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časato let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjatito lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položitito lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomorto put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarjufiguratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti seto put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti seto shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu rokoto show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namenit shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstrato take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okriljeto take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti seto take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebifiguratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornostto win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagatiII [hænd]transitive verbvročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, znautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročatiAmerican slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznatito hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta) -
7 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) klicati2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) imenovati3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) poklicati4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) poklicati5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) oglasiti se6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonirati7) ((in card games) to bid.) klicati2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) klic2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptičje petje3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) (kratek) obisk4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonski klic5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) klic6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) povpraševanje7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potreba, razlog•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *I [kɔ:l]1.transitive verbklicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati; American telefonirati; commerce terjati; American familiarly grajati; Bible zadeti, doleteti;2.intransitive verbklicati, vpiti; telefonirati; (on, upon) obiskati, priti; marine (at) pristati; (at) oglasiti se pri, zaviti kamto call attention to s.th. — opozoriti na kajwhat age do you call him? — koliko mislite, da je star?American colloquially let it call a day — naj bo za danes dovoljto call to mind — spomniti, priklicati v spominto call s.o. names — (o)zmerjati kogato call a spade a spade, to call things by their names — reči bobu bobto call to order — posvariti, opomnitito call cousins with s.o. — sklicevati se na sorodstvo s komto call the roll military poklicati zbor, klicati po imenihII [kɔl]nounklic, poziv, sklic; zvočni signal, vabilka za ptiče; (kratek) obisk (on s.o., at a place); prihod ladje v pristanišče; vabilo; poklic; imenovanje; zahteva, prošnja; povod; nalog; telefonski klic; commerce opomin; povpraševanje (po blagu)at call — pripravljen izvršiti nalog, na razpolago; blizu, nedalečto have no call to do s.th. — ne imeti povoda, ne čutiti potrebe nekaj storitito have no call on s.o.'s time — ne imeti pravice koga zadrževatito pay ( —ali make) a call (on) — obiskati, oglasiti sehouse of call — zatočišče; borza dela -
8 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prstan2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) obroč3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) krog4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krog, tolpa2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) obdati2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) obkrožiti3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) namestiti obroček•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvoniti2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonirati3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) pozvoniti4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zveneti5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) doneti6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zadoneti2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonjenje2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonski klic3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) prizvok•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *I [riŋ]nounprstan, obroč; kolut, kolobar; ušesce, uho; letnica (krog) starosti pri drevesu; kovani rob novca; (o osebah) krog, American klika, (zločinska) tolpa, špekulanti; kartel, zveza, sindikat; cirkuška arena, maneža, borišče, torišče; boksarski ring, boksanje, boksarji; krožna železnica; dirkališče; organizacija stav na rezultate športnih tekem (npr. konjskih dirk)to dance in a ring — plesati v krogu, plesati kóloto make rings, to run rings round s.o. — koga zelo nadkriljevati, prekašati, figuratively posekati kogahe would make rings round you — on bi te v mali žep vtaknil, ti nisi nič proti njemuII [riŋ]transitive verbobkrožiti, obkoliti; zgnati (živino) v krog, v obroč; namestiti prstan; namestiti (živali) obroček (skozi nos); razrezati na kolute (čebulo itd.); olupiti skorjo drevesa v obliki obroča; sport vreči obroč nato ring in — obkoliti; intransitive verb (o pticah) spiralno se dvigati; premikati ali gibati se v krogu; delati ali opisovati krog(e), krožiti (v teku ali poletu)III [riŋ]nounzvonjenje, zvenenje; zvok, zven; žvenket(anje), rožljanje; telefonski klic; znak z zvoncemto give s.o. a ring — telefonirati komugive me a ring! — pokličite me po telefonu! telefonirajte mi!IV [riŋ]intransitive verb & transitive verb(o zvonovih) zvoniti, zazvoniti; pozvoniti; (o kovancih) zveneti, zvenkljati, žvenketati; (za)doneti, odmevati, razlegati se; biti napolnjen, poln ( with česa); razglasiti, (ob)javiti (z zvonom), pozivati; iskati (for s.o. koga)to ring again — doneti, razlegati se, odmevati, zvenetito ring a bell slang spomniti na (kaj), poklicati v spominto ring changes (on) — pritrkavati, zvoniti (mrliču), figuratively naznanjati konec (padec)to ring the changes (on) — prerešetavati, premlevati (isto stvar), izčrpatito ring false (hollow) — lažnivo, neiskreno zvenetito ring the knell of s.th. — z navčkom čemu zvoniti, figuratively pokopati kajhe gave a ringing laugh — zasmejal se je, da je vse zadoneloto ring true — imeti dober zven (o kovancu); pošteno, iskreno zveneti; -
9 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kaplja2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) kaplja3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) padec4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spust2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) spustiti2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) pasti3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) opustiti4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) odložiti (koga)5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) napisati (nekaj besed)•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *I [drɔp]1.intransitive verb( from) kapljati, kaniti; ( with) cediti se, teči; pasti, spustiti se; padati (cene); (from, out of) ven pasti, izpasti; prenehati; pasti v nezavest, zrušiti se; figuratively umreti;2.transitive verbpokapati; prelivati; izpustiti; opustiti, prekiniti; spustiti se; splaviti, povreči; oglasiti se pri kom; namignitito drop from sight — izginiti, zgubiti sedrop it! — nehaj že!figuratively to drop a brick — narediti nerodno napako, ustreliti kozla, bleknitito drop short — ne zadostovati; ne doseči ciljafiguratively to drop the curtain — narediti konecII [drɔp]nounkaplja, kapljica; gledališki zastor; padec; poklopna vrata; obesek, uhan; bonbon; odpadlo sadje ali zrnje; špranja (za novec v avtomatu)at the drop of a hat — nemudoma, takojto get the drop on s.o. — izrabiti neprilike kogato have a drop too much — nekoliko preveč ga imeti, biti v rožicahAmerican slang to have a drop on s.o. — imeti koga v rokahslang to have a drop in one's eye — kazati, da je kdo preveč pil -
10 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) raztegniti, stegniti (se)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) raztezati se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) pretegovanje2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kos; obdobje•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *I [streč]1.nounraztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas; slang kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu; nautical daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehodat a stretch, at one stretch — brez prekinitve, naenkraton the stretch — napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figuratively v veliki napetostia stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljijaa fine stretch of country — lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajineto be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetostiit is a good stretch from the village to the town — je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mestato do a stretch British English odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti seit takes a stretch of imagination to believe that — treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjamešto work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;2.adjectiveraztegljivII [streč]1.transitive verbraztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;2.intransitive verbraztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešenstretched — iztegnjen, po dolgemto stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roketo stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tlato stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na rokoto stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagatito stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko -
11 spread
past tense, past participle; see spread* * *I [spred]1.nounrazsežnost, raztegnjenost, razširjenost, razprostrtost, razprostiranje; prostranost, obseg, razpetina, razpon; površina; širjenje, razširjanje; (vmesni) prostor, razmik, vrzel; colloquially pojedina, dobro obložena miza, obilen obrok; banket; American jed, ki se namaže na kruh (maslo, džem, pasteta); posteljna odeja, pregrinjalo; aeronautics razpetina (kril); ploščat žlahten kamen; commerce American razlika med tovarniško in prodajno ceno, marža; (časnikarstvo) oglas(ni del)to give a spread — prirediti pojedino, gostijothe wide spread between theory and fact — velika vrzel med teorijo in resničnostjo;2.adjectiverazširjen, razprostrt; širok; razkoračen; pogrnjen (miza), namazan; posut; večstolpen (oglas v časopisu)II [spred]1.transitive verbširiti (o.s. se), raztezati, raztegovati, razgrinjati, razprostreti; pogrniti (mizo); prekriti, pregrniti, preobleči; razvaljati (testo); (na)mazati (maslo) (on na); raznašati, širiti, raztresti (govorice, novice); razviti (zastavo); razliti;2.intransitive verb (raz)širiti se, razprostirati se, raztezati se, razgrinjati se, razliti se; dati se namazati (maslo, barva)to spread o.s. slang delati se važnega, razkazovati se (v gostoljubnosti); biti dolgovezen; biti zaposlen z več dejavnostmi; zelo se truditi, napenjati seto spread the cloth, to spread the table — pogrniti mizoto spread a flag, a sail — razviti zastavo, jadroto spread it thick (thin) slang razkošno (siromašno, tanko) živetithe water spread over the floor — voda se je razlila po tleh;III [spred]preterite & past participleod to spread -
12 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) snov2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) navlaka3) (an old word for cloth.) blago•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) nabasati (se)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) napolniti3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) nagačiti•- stuffing- stuff up* * *I [stʌf]nounsnov; material, masa; surovina; predmet, stvar; gradivo, snov; hrana, pijača; (volneno) blago, sukno, tkanina; roba; familiarly lek, zdravilo, zdravila; nič vredna stvar, izmeček; stavbni les; nadev (za pečenko); (časnikarstvo) rokopis, (časopisni) članek; figuratively sposobnost, zmožnost, (dobra) lastnost; figuratively nesmisel, neumnost, bedastočathe stuff colloquially gotovina; tisto, kar je pravostuff and nonsense! — kakšen nesmisel!food stuff — živila, proviantgarden stuff, green stuff — zelenjava, povrtninahousehold stuff obsolete hišna posoda, pohištvohot stuff slang duhovit (energičen, spreten, pripraven) človek; opolzka knjiga ali gledališka igranone of your stuff! — nehaj že s svojimi neumnostmi!don't talk such a stuff! — ne govori takih bedastoč!to know one's stuff colloquially spoznati se (na svoje stvari)do your stuff! — pokaži, kaj znaš!that is the stuff to give him figuratively tako je treba z njim govoriti (ravnati)II [stʌf]transitive verbnabasati, natrpati, natlačiti ( into v), napolniti, napolniti (perutnino) z nadevom, nadevati; pitati (žival), pitati (koga) z lažmi itd.; tapecirati (pohištvo), nagačiti (žival); American slang napolniti volilno žaro s ponarejenimi glasovnicami; intransitive verb (na)basati se (z jedjo), preveč jesti; natlačiti se, nabasati se ( into v)stuffed shirt American slang naduta, domišljava, napihnjena osebato stuff o.s. — prenajesti seto stuff s.o. colloquially natvesti komu (kaj), zlagáti se komu -
13 view
[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) pogled2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) pogled3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) ogled2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) gledati- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view* * *I [vju:]nounvidenje, gledanje; pogled, razgled, pregled; prizor; juridically ogled; vidik, ozir, stališče, mnenje, mišljenje, naziranje, nazor, sodba (on, of o); namera, namen, nakana, smoter; načrt; upanje; photography posnetek, slikain view of — z ozirom na, gledé; colloquially z namenomon view — razstavljen (za ogled), na ogled(u), na razstaviwith a view to ( —ali of) — z namenom (da), nameravajoč, računajoč na; imajoč pred očmi, v načrtuto the view — odprto, odkrito, javnomy end in view (is...) — cilj, ki ga imam pred očmi, (je...)plain to the view — dobro, jasno videnpoint of view — vidik, stališče, glediščehe did that with a view to promotion — to je naredil, da bi napredovalto fall in with (to meet) s.o.'s views — strinjati se z namerami (željami) kake osebeto form a view on s.th. — ustvariti si mnenje o čemto give a general view of s.th. — dati splošen pregled o čemto have in view — imeti pred očmi (v načrtu, v vidu); imeti na umu, nameravatito hold (to take, to keep) a view of s.th. — imeti (svoje) mnenje o čemto keep in view — ne odvrniti oči (od), ne izgubiti izpred očito lose view of s.th. — izgubiti kaj iz vidato sell views of Paris — prodajati razglednice, slike itd. Parizato take short views figuratively ne biti dalekovidenII [vju:]1.transitive verbvideti, zagledati; pogledati; pregledati; (raz)motriti, razgledati, ogled(ov)ati; razmotrivati; presoditi; ustvariti si (imeti) sodbo, presojati, razumevati; imeti v viduan order to view — pismeno pooblastilo za ogled hiše ipd. (z namenom nakupa)he doesn't view the question in the right light — on ne vidi (gleda) vprašanja (problema) v pravi luči;2.krajšava za televiewgledati televizijo
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